Photography Basics: Telling a story though the lens

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1 Photography Basics: Telling a story though the lens

2 Knowing your camera

3 Modes A (Green rectangle)- Auto P -Program Mode AV-Aperture Priority TV- Shutter Priority M- Manual A-DEP- Auto Depth of Field

4 Modes Auto- automatic Descriptions Program Mode- Set ISO, and exposure AV mode- Set aperture, and shutter TV mode- Set shutter speed, and ISO Manual Mode- Set aperture, shutter, and ISO A-Dep Mode- Set what is in focus (Apeture) 01

5 Front 01

6 Back 01

7 Top 01

8 Side 01

9 Bottom 01

10 ISO/Aperture/Shutter Speed/Exposure

11 The Exposure Triangle ISO- Noise! Aperture -Depth of Field! Shutter Speed- Motion Blur 01

12 Aperture f/1.2-f/11! Lower number! Larger iris! Less light! Less in focus! Higher number! Smaller iris! More light! Less in focus

13 Shutter speed 30 seconds-8000 seconds! Slower speed= More light/motion blur! Higher speed= Less light/freezes motion 1/20 sec 1/250 sec

14 Breakout Session

15 ISO ISO ! Lower ISO= Less light/less noise! Higher ISO= More light/more noise

16 ISO Use lowest ISO for cleaner picture.! Use tripod with slower shutter speeds.! If the shutter speed is less than the focal length, use a tripod.! Use IS (Image Stabilisation) on your lens if you don t have a tripod for slower shutter speeds. 01

17 Metering Modes

18 Metering Modes Different modes determine how much of the frame is used for exposing correctly Evaluate/Center = Use most of the screen Partial/Spot= Use less of the screen

19 Evaluative metering This is a general purpose metering mode suited for portraits and even backlit subjects. The camera sets the exposure automatically to suite the scene. Partial metering Effective when the background is much brighter than the subject due to backlighting, etc. Partial metering covers about 9.4% of the viewfinder area at the center. Spot metering This is for metering a specific spot of the subject or scene. The metering is weighted at the center covering about 2.3% of the viewfinder area. When spot metering is set, the spot metering circle will be displayed in the viewfinder. Center weighted average metering The metering is weighted at the center and then averaged for the entire scene.

20 White Balance Use the setting most appropriate for the lighting conditions. Use different settings to change the mood. Can change in post if shooting in RAW.!

21 Breakout Session

22 Focusing Choose point closest to the subject. Make sure subject is in focus. Use manual and live view. Eyes of portraits should be focus point.

23 Lights & Film School Video Headroom, Leadroom, & Framing Play

24 Breakout Session Compostion

25 Rule of Thirds

26 Symmetry

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28 Fill the Frame/Cropping

29 Leading Lines

30 Background/Depth of Field taemufchjrifugif;/ jrif;ugif;teuf f/1.8 f/4 f/8 f/16

31 Framing

32 Breakout Session

33 Breakout Session Lenses

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35 Wide Angle (10-24 mm) Can fit more in the photo. Less depth of field. Can sometimes distort.! 10 mm 17 mm

36 Fixed Lens One focal length Usually lower aperture (usually f/1.2-f/2.8) Better picture quality and lighter than zooms.! Canon 50mm/f.8!

37 Telephoto (100mm and up) Take pictures far away. Compresses background. Use higher shutter speed. IS (Image Stabilisation) lens, or tripod to avoid motion blur. Affects depth of field -Longer focus length -Depth of field= Shallower 300 mm

39 Homework 1.) Tell a 1 min story with still images! 2.) Use the different compositions that we discussed! 3.) Remember to make sure you have the correct settings for where you are shooting!

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